Theonyms Panthea And Syncretisms In Hittite Anatolia And Northern Syria

Author : Livio Warbinek,Federico Giusfred
Publisher : Firenze University Press
Page : 196 pages
File Size : 53,7 Mb
Release : 2024-06-23
Category : History
ISBN : 9791221501087

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Theonyms, Panthea and Syncretisms in Hittite Anatolia and Northern Syria by Livio Warbinek,Federico Giusfred Pdf

The topic of the Anatolian panthea in the Bronze Age deals with Hattian, Hittite, Palaean, Luwian and Hurrian gods who have been worshiped in the Kingdom of Ḫatti. In such a context, along with trying to keep a balanced and methodologically-aware approach in our original research, we realized that a multi-authored work such as the present volume, with papers written by some of the major experts of Anatolian religious history, would represent an invaluable contribution to the advancement of a complex and vast field. This collection of essays is the result of the workshop Theonyms, Panthea and Syncretisms in Hittite Anatolia and Northern Syria, held at the University of Verona on 25th and 26th March 2022. Colleagues with different areas of expertise pertaining to the topic of Anatolian religions contributed to an extremely successful event.

Author : Alaya Palamidis,Corinne Bonnet
Publisher : Walter de Gruyter GmbH & Co KG
Page : 896 pages
File Size : 51,7 Mb
Release : 2024-03-18
Category : History
ISBN : 9783111326511

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What's in a Divine Name? by Alaya Palamidis,Corinne Bonnet Pdf

Divine Names are a key component in the communication between humans and gods in Antiquity. Their complexity derives not only from the impressive number of onomastic elements available to describe and target specific divine powers, but also from their capacity to be combined within distinctive configurations of gods. The volume collects 36 essays pertaining to many different contexts - Egypt, Anatolia, Levant, Mesopotamia, Greece, Rome - which address the multiple functions and wide scope of divine onomastics. Scrutinized in a diachronic and comparative perspective, divine names shed light on how polytheisms and monotheisms work as complex systems of divine and human agents embedded in an historical framework. Names imply knowledge and play a decisive role in rituals; they move between cities and regions, and can be translated; they interact with images and reflect the intrinsic plurality of divine beings. This vivid exploration of divine names pays attention to the balance between tradition and innovation, flexibility and constraints, to the material and conceptual parameters of onomastic practices, to cross-cultural contexts and local idiosyncrasies, in a word to human strategies for shaping the gods through their names.

Author : Anacleto D’Agostino,Valentina Orsi,Giulia Torri
Publisher : Firenze University Press
Page : 170 pages
File Size : 51,5 Mb
Release : 2015
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9788866559030

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Sacred Landscapes of Hittites and Luwians by Anacleto D’Agostino,Valentina Orsi,Giulia Torri Pdf

Known from the Old Testament as one of the tribes occupying the Promised Land, the Hittities were in reality a powerful neighbouring kingdom: highly advanced in political organization, administration of justice and military genius; with a literature inscribed in cuneiform writing on clay tablets; and with a rugged and individual figurative art ... Newly revised and updated, this classic account reconstructs a complete and balanced picture of Hittite civilization, using both established and more recent sources.

Author : Lluís Feliu
Publisher : BRILL
Page : 368 pages
File Size : 41,6 Mb
Release : 2021-11-22
Category : History
ISBN : 9789004496316

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The God Dagan in Bronze Age Syria by Lluís Feliu Pdf

Subject of this book is the god Dagan (biblical Dagon), the principal deity of the Middle Euphrates region. Lluís Feliu, carefully analysing the sources from Ebla and Mari for the third millennium, from Mari for the Old Babylonian period and from Emar and Ugarit for the Middle Babylonian period, here gives a meticulous diachronic survey of the divine subject. A final chapter summarizes the results in describing the character of Dagan, his origin and his area of influence. Of particular interest to Assyriologists, to biblical scholars and to comparative religionists.

Author : Itamar Singer,Harry Angier Hoffner
Publisher : BRILL
Page : 164 pages
File Size : 51,6 Mb
Release : 2002
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9004126953

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Hittite Prayers by Itamar Singer,Harry Angier Hoffner Pdf

Hittite prayers were at first heavily influenced by Babylonian and Hurrian prototypes, but soon developed their own creative style, highly emotional and rich in metaphors. The twenty-four prayers assembled in the volume cover the entire span of Hittite literary history. Paperback edition is available from the Society of Biblical Literature (www.sbl-site.org).

Author : Stefania Mazzoni,Franca Pecchioli Daddi
Publisher : Firenze University Press
Page : 437 pages
File Size : 54,8 Mb
Release : 2015
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9788866559016

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The Uşaklı Höyük Survey Project (2008-2012) by Stefania Mazzoni,Franca Pecchioli Daddi Pdf

Author : Alice Mouton,Ian Rutherford,Ilya Yakubovich
Publisher : BRILL
Page : 612 pages
File Size : 42,6 Mb
Release : 2013-06-03
Category : History
ISBN : 9789004253414

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Luwian Identities by Alice Mouton,Ian Rutherford,Ilya Yakubovich Pdf

The Luwians inhabited Anatolia and Syria in late second through early first millennium BC. They are mainly known through their Indo-European language, preserved on cuneiform tablets and hieroglyphic stelae. However, where the Luwians lived or came from, how they coexisted with their Hittite and Greek neighbors, and the peculiarities of their religion and material culture, are all debatable matters. A conference convened in Reading in June 2011 in order to discuss the current state of the debate, summarize points of disagreement, and outline ways of addressing them in future research. The papers presented at this conference were collected in the present volume, whose goal is to bring into being a new interdisciplinary field, Luwian Studies. "To conclude, the editors of this volume on Luwian identities and the authors of the individual papers are to be congratulatedwith a successful sequel to TheLuwians of 2003 edited by Melchert and with yet another substantial brick in the foundation of the incipient discipline of Luwian studies." Fred C. Woudhuizen

Author : Alfonso Archi
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 70 pages
File Size : 42,6 Mb
Release : 1993
Category : History
ISBN : UOM:39015047499358

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Five Tablets from the Southern Wing of Palace G, Ebla by Alfonso Archi Pdf

The five tablets published here were discovered during the campaigns of 1982 and 1984 in the southern wing of Palace They represent the most recently discovered epigraphic finds from Ebla. The texts consist of accounts of goods under the control of the palace, deliveries of jars of wine, and deliveries of quantities of damp malt. As all of these tablets were recovered in the same general vicinity, it is suggested that the administrative bureau responsible for the handling of and accounting for wine and malt was located in this area. Of particular interest are the texts that recount the deliveries of wine and malt for they are typologically without parallel in the central archive. All five of these documents are datable to the last period of Ebla.

Author : William J. Sutton
Publisher : Lushena Books
Page : 294 pages
File Size : 49,6 Mb
Release : 2014-02-27
Category : Literary Collections
ISBN : 1631820729

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The Illuminati 666 by William J. Sutton Pdf

Author : Manfred Hutter,Sylvia Hutter-Braunsar
Publisher : Ugarit-Verlag
Page : 212 pages
File Size : 41,7 Mb
Release : 2019-10-01
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9783868353150

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Economy of Religions in Anatolia and Northern Syria by Manfred Hutter,Sylvia Hutter-Braunsar Pdf

"Religions" are always costly - one has to give offerings (with material value) to the gods, one has to provide the salary for religious specialists who offer their service for their clients, one has to arrange festivals and liturgies - and of course, one has to provide the material means for building temples or shrines. But these costs also repay - as the gods give health or well-being as reward for the offerings. Even if one can never be absolutely certain about such a reward, one at least might earn social reputation because of one's (financial) involvement in religion. But temples are also economic centres - "employing" (often in close relation to the palace) people as workers, craftsmen or "intellectuals" in different positions whose "costs of living" are supplied by the temple. Individual religious specialists receive payment for their service to cover their own costs of living. Although this might sound "modern", religion and economy were intertwined with each other in ancient society also. For this reason, the papers of this conference volume analyse and discuss how the cults, rituals and institutions in Anatolia in the 2nd and 1st millennium contribute to the economic process in those areas.

Author : Michele Cammarosano
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 285 pages
File Size : 49,5 Mb
Release : 2021
Category : Hittites
ISBN : 3447391979

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At the Interface of Religion and Administration by Michele Cammarosano Pdf

Author : Nicola Laneri
Publisher : Oxbow Books
Page : 197 pages
File Size : 50,5 Mb
Release : 2015-05-08
Category : History
ISBN : 9781782976790

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Defining the Sacred by Nicola Laneri Pdf

Religion is a phenomenon that is inseparable from human society. It brings about a set of emotional, ideological and practical elements that are pervasive in the social fabric of any society and characterizable by a number of features. These include the establishment of intermediaries in the relationship between humans and the divine; the construction of ceremonial places for worshipping the gods and practicing ritual performances; and the creation ritual paraphernalia. Investigating the religious dimensions of ancient societies encounters problems in defining such elements, especially with regard to societies that lack textual evidences and has tended to lead towards the identification of differentiation between the mental dimension, related to religious beliefs, and the material one associated with religious practices, resulting in a separation between scholars able to investigate, and possibly reconstruct, ritual practices (i.e., archaeologists), and those interested in defining the realm of ancient beliefs (i.e., philologists and religious historians). The aim of this collection of papers is to attempt to bridge these two dimensions by breaking down existing boundaries in order to form a more comprehensive vision of religion among ancient Near Eastern societies. This approach requires that a higher consideration be given to those elements (either artificial -- buildings, objects, texts, etc. -- or natural -- landscapes, animals, trees, etc.) that are created through a materialization of religious beliefs and practices enacted by members of communities. These issues are addressed in a series of specific case-studies covering a broad chronological framework that from the Pre-pottery Neolithic to the Iron Age. (Cover illustration © German Archaeological Institute, photo N. Becker)

Author : Trevor Bryce
Publisher : Oxford University Press
Page : 371 pages
File Size : 46,7 Mb
Release : 2012-03-15
Category : History
ISBN : 9780199218721

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The World of The Neo-Hittite Kingdoms by Trevor Bryce Pdf

Bryce's volume gives an account of the military and political history of the Neo-Hittite kingdoms, moving beyond the Neo-Hittites themselves to the broader Near Eastern world and the states which dominated it during the Iron Age.

Author : Paolo Matthiae
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 726 pages
File Size : 44,6 Mb
Release : 2020-09-21
Category : History
ISBN : 9781317531449

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Ebla by Paolo Matthiae Pdf

In Ebla , Paolo Matthiae presents the results of 47 years of excavations at this fascinating site, providing a detailed account of Ebla’s history and archaeology. Ebla grew from a small Early Bronze Age settlement into an important trading and political centre, which endured until its final destruction in c. 1600 BC . The destruction of its royal palace c. 2300 BC was particularly significant as it preserved the city’s rich archives, offering a wealth of information on its history, economy, religion, administration, and daily life. The discovery of Ebla is a pivotal moment in the history of archaeological investigations of the twentieth century, and this book is the result of all the excavation campaigns at Tell Mardikh- Ebla from 1964 until 2010, when field operations stopped due to the war in Syria. Available for the first time in English, Ebla offers a complete account of one of the largest pre-classical urban centres by its discoverer, making it an essential resource for students of Ancient Near Eastern archaeology and history.

Author : Michele Cammarosano
Publisher : SBL Press
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 41,9 Mb
Release : 2018-10-19
Category : Religion
ISBN : 0884143139

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Hittite Local Cults by Michele Cammarosano Pdf

An innovative translation and analysis of Hittite local festivals and of their economic and social dimensions for students and scholars This English translation of the Hittite cult inventories provides a vivid portrait of the religion, economy, and administration of Bronze Age provincial towns and villages of the Hittite Empire. These texts report the state of local shrines and festivals and document the interplay between the central power and provincial communities on religious affairs. Brief introductions to each text make the volume accessible to students and scholars alike. Features: Critical editions of Hittite cult inventories, some of which are edited for the first time, with substantial improvements in readings and interpretations The first systematic study of the linguistic aspects of Hittite administrative jargon An up-to-date study of Hittite cult images and iconography of the gods Michele Cammarosano currently leads a Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft-funded project on Hittite cultic administration at Julius-Maximilians-Universität Würzburg. His research interests focus on cuneiform palaeography and Hittite religion.